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Acronis Disk Director allows you to change the type of a partition This article applies to: Acronis Disk Director Server 10.0 Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0 Introduction Acronis Disk Director allows you to change the type of a partition. You can make a partition primary or logical, as well as set it active. Solution To make a partition active...

When running Acronis Disk Director 10.0 under Windows the only limitation of disk capacity is the one of Windows. If you are running Acronis Disk Director 10.0 from bootable media, then you can work with disks of any capacity without limitations. Description Running under the Windows operating system Acronis Disk Director 10.0 works with disks...

Acronis Disk Director supports most of Windows and Linux file systems This article applies to: Acronis Disk Director Server 10.0 Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0 Description Acronis Disk Director supports all the most widely used file systems for PCs: FAT16/FAT32 (File Allocation Table) NTFS (Windows NT file system) Ext2 Ext3 - But see ...

Acronis Privacy Expert scans your entire system for malicious software and removes it Description Malicious Software Removal tool available in Acronis Privacy Expert finds and removes malware from your PC. Acronis Privacy Expert provides an easy-to-use wizard that allows you to configure the settings of Malicious Software Removal: Scanning...

Acronis Privacy Expert runs on almost any Windows operating system starting from Windows 98 SE Description Acronis Privacy Expert Suite 9.0 Acronis Privacy Expert Suite 9.0 supports almost all operating systems of the Windows family: Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6 Workstation/Server Windows 2000 Professional...

Acronis OS Selector is not compatible with Norton GoBack Description The problem is that Norton GoBack is installed into MBR, where boot managers usually reside. GoBack also changes the type of existing partitions (FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, etc.) into its own format, making them incompatible with existing partitioning software while GoBack is active....

How to hide partitions from an operating system by means of Acronis OS Selector Introduction You can use Acronis OS Selector to hide partitions from a specific operating system. Solution You should do the following to perform this task: Reboot your computer and wait for the Acronis OS Selector boot menu to appear. Enter the Setup (by...

How to install Linux on the system with Acronis OS Selector Introduction Installing Linux boils down to the choice where the Linux loader should be installed: to MBR or to the boot sector of the partition. Solution Acronis OS Selector does not substitute a Linux loader, so it is better to install a Linux loader (usually GRUB or LILO) to the boot...

How to rectify the situation if Acronis OS Selector's BOOTWIZ folder has been deleted Introduction The BOOTWIZ folder if vital for Acronis OS Selector proper functioning. Deleting this folder does not delete Acronis OS Selector, however it causes it to malfunction. Solution Restore the master boot record (MBR) of the disk. See Restoring Windows...

How to limit several users' access to one machine Introduction Several people use one computer. You can use Acronis OS Selector to limit their access to the computer. Solution A quite flexible password system is built into Acronis OS Selector. You can set separate passwords to the Boot Menu (this password is required every time the computer is...